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Battery Life - Can It Be Improved

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Anonymous
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on ‎31-12-2014 17:31

on ‎31-12-2014 17:31

Question for the group.

I have a SG Note 3 which I have had for about 9 months. It was a refurbished device from o2 and has o2 bloatware installed.

Over the months the amount of use I can get from the handset "appears" to have reduced. Typically I am charging it 1.5 to 2 times per day. That said I do hammer it. It gets a lot of use.

So my question is: would getting a new Samsung Original battery improve things or is it just the way it is?

Answers on the back of a postage stamp please. 😃😃
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on ‎31-12-2014 18:02

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I would flash it and there are very few, if any, risks.
The only consideration you need have is that your new firmware must be a higher level than your old - this will preserve your Knox integrity and hence warranty.
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on ‎31-12-2014 17:32

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Easy.

Sell it and by an iPhone 6 plus. 😉
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on ‎31-12-2014 17:34

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@Anonymous wrote:
Easy.

Sell it and by an iPhone 6 plus. 😉

I've seen better potential solutions from an o2 live chat employee 

 

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on ‎31-12-2014 17:35

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First question (there may be a few), what does it drain overnight on airplane mode?
Charge it to 100% turn on airplane mode and reboot then leave it until the morning and tell me what it's charge level is pls.
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‎31-12-2014 17:35 - edited ‎31-12-2014 17:36

‎31-12-2014 17:35 - edited ‎31-12-2014 17:36

Seriously tho yes a new battery may help depending on how many times the recharge cycle has been carried out on the older battery.

Their are tips regarding turning this and that off but I personally like to use as many features as possible.

One tip someone told me was to turn the % sign off and enjoy the phone.

If your hammering the phone then it's probably acceptable to have to top the battery up during the day.
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on ‎31-12-2014 17:36

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I will do try that Rich but I can say that if it is fully charged before I go to bed it rarely uses more than about 4% over night. It is connected to wifi overnight.
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on ‎31-12-2014 17:40

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I will do try that Rich but I can say that if it is fully charged before I go to bed it rarely uses more than about 4% over night. It is connected to wifi overnight.

Prob battery is fine then but let's start there - that o2 firmware could also be a problem.

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on ‎31-12-2014 17:45

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O2 firmware as in the device or o2 bloatware?

I have considered flashing the device and putting pure Android on it and getting rid of the o2 bloatware
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O2 firmware as in the device or o2 bloatware?

Bloatware is part of the firmware and unlikely to have all the latest Sammy tweaks on board either.

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on ‎31-12-2014 17:58

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So in your humblest of opinions Rich would I be advised to flash it to pure Android and in doing so what is the risk?
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